Fan and score-card.



No. 766,210. PATENTED MAY 17, 1904. P. S. H. JOHNSON. I FAN AND SCORE GARD. APPLIOATIoNrILED JUNE 24, 190s.

N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATES Patented May 17, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

`FAN AND SCORE-CARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. |760,210, dated May 17, 1904.

Application filed June 24, 1903.

' 0 1f/ZZ whom it may con/cern:

Be it known that I, FRANK S. H. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Allegheny, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fans and Score-Cards, of which the following is a speciiication, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to a certain new and useful fan and score-card, and has for its object to provide a score-card in combination with a fan the general design of which presents an article which may be readily used as an advertising medium, the same being adapted to be used by the patrons of base-ball games and the like.

Another object of my invention is to provide a fan which will represent a base-ball and bat, the bat being so attached to the body portion of the fan as to serve as a handle, and around the periphery of the body portion of the fan I provide a plurality of score-cards, whereby the progress of the game may be registered and an accurate account kept thereof.

A further object of my invention is to provide a fan in combination with a score-card which will be comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable, and highly efiicient to the usages to which it i's applied.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in Which- Figure 1 is a front view of the fan and scorecard. Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view of one of the score-disks, and Fig. 4 is a modified form of applying the handle to the fan.

In carrying out my invention I provide a fan the body portion 1 of which is circular in form and may be of any desired size whatever, and upon this body portion is adapted to be printed the lines 2, which represent the seams and stitches of a base-ball, said lines being printed upon an arc conforming to a quartercircle. Upon this body portion of the fan is also adapted to be printed any desired advertising matter, preferably in the center of the Serial No., 162,848. (No model.)

body portion, as indicated by reference-numeral 3, and in the space indicated by reference-numeral 4 any information, historical or otherwise, may be printed. This fan is adapted more particularly to be used by the patrons of base-ball games and the like, and when so used the record of the games, previous standing of the clubs, and the dates of future games may be printed upon the facesof the fan in any desired position.

The body portion of the fan comprises two layers of material 5 and 6, said material being preferably a light cardboard, and said layers of cardboard may. be secured together by any desired means. Between theselayers of cardboard I mount the-scoringl disks or cards 7 said cards being preferably located around the outer edge of the body portion of the fan and are secured therein by means of the rivets 8. The cards 7, which are circular in form and have a central aperture 9, are loosely mounted upon these rivets, the outer edge of these cards being adapted to project beyond the periphery of the outer edge of the fan, whereby the person using the same may readily rotate the disks or cards to any desired position, and upon these cards I provide the numerals 10, which may represent the different steps or progress of the game, as will be hereinafter more fully described. Adjacent to the rivets 8 I provide the apertures 1l in the body portion of the fan, whereby the numerals 10 upon the disk or card 7 may be exposed one at a time when itis desired, and I arrange the numerals 10 in a circular form upon the disk or card 7, whereby each numeral may register with the aperture 11 and be readily seen by the person using the fan. In Fig. l of the drawings I have illustrated a plurality of these scoring disks or cards, and when the fan is being used in connection with a base-ball game the scoringcard 12 may be used to represent the innings of the game, and upon the side of the fan and adjacent to this score-card I have printed the Word Inning to indicate what this scorecard is used for, and the reference-numeral 14 represents similar score-cards which may be employed to represent the number of runs made by the home club and the opponents, and the reference-numerals 15 and 16 IOO indicate score-cards upon which the number of "strikes and balls may be recorded, and while I have only illustrated this number ot' score-cards arranged around the fan it is obvious that I may employ any number of these cards for keeping account of the progress of the game. The words Runs home club and Runs opponents, Strikes, and Balls may be printed upon the one side of the fan adjacent to these score-cards, whereby the person using the same will know what each scorecard represents. Popular sayings, quotations, and pictures of any kind may be printed upon the fan, whereby an attractive and convenient fan will be provided for the use of the patrons of base-ball games.

Between the layers 5 and 6 of the body portion of the fan I provide the handle 17, which may be made to represent a bat, the enlarged end thereof being secured between said layers by any suitable means, while the other end thereot` is adapted to project without the body portion and form a handle 18, whereby the fan may be readily gripped and used by the operator. Between these layers may be provided any desired stili'ening or support for the fan, and in Fig. 4 of the drawings I have illustrated a modified form of securing the handle to the body portion or' the fan. In this modified form I have illustrated the handle as having a split end 19, between the sides 20 and 2l of which is adapted to be secured the body portion of the fan, said handle being secured upon the body portion by any suitable means, preferably by the rivets or tacks 22.

It will be seen from the accompanying drawings and the above description that an advertising medium is provided in the form ot' a fan and score-card which will be comparatively inexpensive to manufacture and may be readily distributed as an advertisement upon the grounds of the ball-game, and while l have herein shown and described my invention as to represent a base-ball and bat it will be noted that the same may be made to conform to different-shaped articles in this line.

It will be further noted that various other slight changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A device of the type set forth, consisting of two layers of material of substantially annular form, with a series of scoring-disks rotatably mounted between said layers adjacent the periphery and protruding beyond the periphery thereof, a handle rigidly secured bctween said layers, to adapt the device as a fan, one ot' layers having' a series or' openings therein in register with said scoring-disks.

2. A combined fan and score-card comprising a body formed of two layers of material, a handle extending between said layers and rigidly secured to each and spacing the same apart, and a series of scoring-disks mounted between the layers, and having' portions of their peripheries extending therebeyond.

In testimony whereof I aljX my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANK S. H. JOHNSON. lVitnesses:

E. E. POTTER, K. H. BUTLER. 

